5 suspects dead in Mexican marine raid in Sinaloa

January 8, 2016 5:48 PM

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MEXICO CITY — Five people have been killed and one Mexican marine wounded in a clash in the western state of Sinaloa.

The Mexican Navy said Friday in a statement that marines acting on a tip raided a home in the town of Los Mochis before dawn. They were fired on from inside the structure. Five suspects were killed and six others arrested. The marine’s injuries were not life threatening.